Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-13

saw him GddrcsSinga great LABOR thVoe-
ing in Tompkins Square. IL was q
peaceable sssemblage, but q swarm Oh
locusts descended upon it. Tho locus's
were welded by police officers. The
frightened workmen were dubbed un,
mCrcifully. Even their women and
children were assaulted. In tones OF
thunder Swinton protested against the
outrage, but in vain. Covered wlta
bruises. he was driven from the plat
form, and his hearers were dispersed III
all directions.
From that day to the present he has
thrown himself, body and soul, into
the labor movement. He left q most
lucrative editorial situation on the S'0s
to start workingman's newspaper.
bis time and bis money have been lost
in in effort to place it on n good pay
ing basis. He never faltered IN his
work. however dork the sky. Despite
his trials and mis;ortunes his faith III
future workingmans commonwealth is
as great as ever. BY years OF hard
work he raised his subscription list to
harely paying basis. Then Henry
George descended upon the city. Swim.
ton and Or. McGlynn joined bucklers
and headed the Macedonian phalanx.
Sw;nton tried to make his paper the
ami duEc0p(c of the movement. It's col
umns fairly blazed with war-cries. The
George fire burned in every depart
ment. Apparently the hour for his re-
ward had arrived. In the fullness OF
his hopes and while his plume was nod
ding IN the vanguard, he received a
deadly wound in the back. 1t came
from the ranks of those for whom he
had so brayely struggled. The Knights
Of Labor started daily newspaper,
edited by newer and younger men.
Swinton's little weekly dwindled III cir
culation. 1t was like hand-cart com
pared to locomotive. The bulk of his
subscribers were atremote points. They
complained because they left the
beaten path Of sophistry and filled
their ears with George music. The
old man refused to listen to their pro-
tests, and they deserted him. He
came out of the George campaign
even poorer than when he went
into it. Nothing undaunted. however,
he picked his flint and entered the lists
with renewed nerve and vigor. He
paid closer attention than ever to his
newspaper. A friend who entered his
sanctum six weeks ago tells me that he
found him gnawing n beef-bone while
writing Ell editorial article. His faith
full wife sat near him, aiding him in his
newspaper work. The sky was again
frightening, but it quickly became very
dark. Henry George started weekly
newspaper within stones throw OF
Swinton's sanctum. The McGlynn
episode gave him Il wonderful vantage.
in one month his new labor organ has
reached circulation of forty
thousand. His political campaign
had already made him aflluent Ivy
stimulating the sale Of his books, and
the fortune is now TO be doubled If not
trcbled. Eut what OF sturdy old John
Swintcn? he is left shivering in The
cold wind Of adversely. Esau has aglin
Iecn robbed of his birthright. The
Wcrkingmen have turned their backs
on The noble old man who has rlinel
himself in his devotion to their interests
and Lave fallen on their knees before 10
new idol But Swinton is true phi
losopher rs well rs born philanthro-
pist. The corroding acid of ingrati-
tude cannot eat the pure metal. He
will stand Ivy his convictions regardless
81 consequences, even if they lead him
to pauper's grave. After death he
may receive his reward.
AQUEEB "ATHLETE.
7 Glanced the other day to be in the
establishment of a man whose time IS
devoted TO developing the fat chests
and habby muscles of the SONS of New
York's millionaires. Vt was shortly
after II o'clock and ! was talking with
the professor near the window when
z hrougham drove up slowly and stopped
attic door. 1t was a MAGNIFICENT cqui-
page. The body was of bOttle-green and
the running gear OF bright red. Two
men in green livery sat on the box and
the hoIses pranced up and down and
rolled their eyes with all the evidence
Of thoroughbred stock. The gylnna-
SUM was on the second floor and we
sat locAing down at the new arrival.
The footman jumped to the ground and
threw open the door OF the carriage.
"There's an athlete, " said the Pro
fessor with immense contempt. " Wait
and have a look at him. lie only hives
four blocks from here, and yet he gets
cut that big carriage and horses just to
bring him around here even when the
weather is as pleasant as it is to-day.
DOCS be spar"
- little. He is trying toreduce ms
weicht without doing any hard work.
Presently there emerged from the
door a man about twenty-four years OF
age with black beard decorating the
I0vcr part of lis face and "A corpulent
and unwieldy figure clad in tweed
suit. Ec lad single glass in one OF
his week eyes, and alter he had stepped
TO the ground he strai9tened himself III
with en- effort and Plared up and dowl
Tie street. lie made one or two effort
TO move his shoulders back, and ther
leaned heavily on his cane and con
tjrucd to peer about. A moment LATE
smucgcd-faced ln9lish valet hure,
up with satchel in one hand and
lielt tcp-coat thrown over his arm
The "athlcte said something iii q
snariing way to the man, and the pall
latorod upstairs and entered the gym
nasium.
Row are you this morning ?
asked the FrofC ssor, nodding carelesSll
10 the man Of wealth.
"Rawiher stale, said the other Ia
conically "eaye dinner last night ano
drank barrel of wine.
Then he followed his servant into one
of the rear dressing-rooms, and cam.
ont few moments later clad in fan
neis, with q heavy wollen "sweater
pulled over his plump body aud a polo
cap TANNED on the back OF his head
he looked like the fat woman OF {
eecond-ratc Eowery museum going t
toLcegan-siiae. Meanwhile hi
servant went out in, the street an'
walked up and down, smoking
cob-pipe complacently. "Ihe athlete
seized a pair OF wooden dumb-bell
which weighed about three pound
apiece, and, under the tuition Of tn
master, raised them above his hea'
! {Ventv-two times. He began with th